Multiple Choice
John Doe participates in a welfare program which pays him $6,000 dollars. He can work but he loses 50 cents of the welfare check for every dollar he earns over $5,000. How much wage income will he have to earn to escape poverty if the poverty line for him is $17,000 per year?
A) $11,000
B) $17,000
C) $14,000
D) $12,000
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